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Which description fits the compound shown, a component of a common household antiseptic liquid?

  1. AA primary alcohol with a carbonyl group
  2. BA tertiary alcohol with a ring C=C and no aromatic ring
  3. CAn aromatic ether with a chlorine atom
  4. DA phenol with an ester group

Answer: B

The compound shown is terpineol. The OH sits on a carbon bearing two methyl groups and the ring carbon (tertiary alcohol), the ring has one C=C, and it is not aromatic, so it is not a phenol. It is used together with chloroxylenol in antiseptic liquids.
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